The City of Fernie Staff and Council gathered today to remember the three men lost on October 17, 2017 as […]

The Fernie Business Excellence Awards finalists have been announced and excitement is building for the awards gala. The judging panel […]

East Kootenay adolescents more likely to be physically active but also to be vaping

In 2018/19 the Trust committed $62.6 million in programs, services and investments to positively impact the communities and people of the Basin.

This summer, an enthusiastic group of youth gave a helping hand to these types of places in the Basin, improving the condition of several remote, high-use locations.

A hiker recently had a near life threatening experience at the Elk River Colliery #9 Mine up Coal Creek and […]

A new learning centre in Fernie has officially opened its doors. The Southeast Kootenay School District celebrated the grand opening […]

There’s a new online source for people seeking easy-to-understand information on climate change specific to communities throughout the Columbia Basin and Boundary regions.

Kootenay youth headed into the backcountry of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park this summer for a six-day wilderness adventure on Wildsight’s Go Wild! trip

The Fernie & District Arts Council are delighted to announce the selected artist for the Fernie Mural Project; Michael Hepher with his piece, “All Kinds of Beauty”.

Trust supports nine communities with Community Wildfire Education Grants

The notification system will only be used for evacuation alerts or orders and has been implemented as an additional tool to help us get the word out as quickly as possible to affected areas when time is of the essence